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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to expedited licensing procedures for certain nurses who |
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| 8 | 8 | | are military spouses. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 301.262. EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN |
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| 13 | 13 | | APPLICANTS. (a) The board shall establish procedures to expedite |
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| 14 | 14 | | the issuance of a temporary license under Section 301.260 and to |
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| 15 | 15 | | expedite the processing of an application for a permanent license |
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| 16 | 16 | | under this subchapter for an applicant who is licensed as a |
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| 17 | 17 | | registered nurse or vocational nurse by another state and who is the |
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| 18 | 18 | | spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | armed forces of the United States. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The board shall specify in the procedures established |
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| 21 | 21 | | under Subsection (a) the appropriate documentation to establish an |
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| 22 | 22 | | applicant's status as a spouse of a person who is serving on active |
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| 23 | 23 | | duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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